US EditionThree men on trial for killing two and dumping bodies in toolbox
- Three individuals—Stou Daniels, Davy Malu Jr. Taiao, and Trent Thrupp—are on trial in the Queensland Supreme Court, accused of the January 2016 murders of Cory Breton and Iuliana Triscaru near Brisbane.
- The victims were reportedly brought to a residential property in Kingston, subjected to torture, and then confined inside a large toolbox before being disposed of in Scrubby Creek with concrete blocks and tyres attached.
- The accused pleaded not guilty, claiming the drowning was a non-fatal 'boot ride' punishment, a practice common among drug dealers to scare victims with temporary confinement in a vehicle boot.
- Prosecutor Nathan Crane asserted that the victims were still living at the time they were disposed of in the lagoon, although the precise cause of death has not been established; additionally, some witnesses testifying against Thrupp received reduced sentences in exchange for their testimony.
- The trial continues with defense barristers disputing knowledge or intent to kill, suggesting a plan to scare rather than harm, highlighting unresolved facts about what happened at Scrubby Creek.
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The QueenslanderToolbox murder accused planned only ‘boot ride scare’
Two men accused of murder by drowning two people in a toolbox thought they were part of a non-fatal “boot ride” punishment common among drug dealers, a jury has heard.
·Sydney, Australia
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